Showing posts with label National League. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National League. Show all posts

Sunday, November 06, 2011

2011 National League Best Hitting Performances (ranked by wOBA)

This is the second in a series of rankings. This is the NL, sorted by wOBA with a 130 at-bat minimum to allow us a glimpse at a few potential breakouts.

Name Team PA AVG OBP SLG ISO BABIP wOBA
Ryan Braun Brewers 629 0.332 0.397 0.597 0.265 0.350 0.433
Matt Kemp Dodgers 689 0.324 0.399 0.586 0.262 0.380 0.419
Prince Fielder Brewers 692 0.299 0.415 0.566 0.267 0.306 0.408
Jason Giambi Rockies 152 0.260 0.355 0.603 0.344 0.284 0.407
Joey Votto Reds 719 0.309 0.416 0.531 0.222 0.349 0.403
Lance Berkman Cardinals 587 0.301 0.412 0.547 0.246 0.315 0.402
Allen Craig Cardinals 219 0.315 0.362 0.555 0.240 0.344 0.399
Matt Holliday Cardinals 516 0.296 0.388 0.525 0.229 0.330 0.393
Ike Davis Mets 149 0.302 0.383 0.543 0.240 0.344 0.391
Carlos Beltran - - - 598 0.300 0.385 0.525 0.225 0.324 0.389
Troy Tulowitzki Rockies 606 0.302 0.372 0.544 0.242 0.305 0.389
Michael Morse Nationals 575 0.303 0.360 0.550 0.247 0.344 0.387
Jose Reyes Mets 586 0.337 0.384 0.493 0.156 0.353 0.386
Albert Pujols Cardinals 651 0.299 0.366 0.541 0.242 0.277 0.385
Justin Upton Diamondbacks 674 0.289 0.369 0.529 0.240 0.319 0.385
Carlos Gonzalez Rockies 542 0.295 0.363 0.526 0.231 0.326 0.383
Pablo Sandoval Giants 466 0.315 0.357 0.552 0.237 0.320 0.379
Mike Stanton Marlins 601 0.262 0.356 0.537 0.275 0.314 0.378
Hunter Pence - - - 668 0.314 0.370 0.502 0.188 0.361 0.378
Aaron Hill Diamondbacks 142 0.315 0.386 0.492 0.177 0.356 0.376
Matt Downs Astros 222 0.276 0.347 0.518 0.241 0.315 0.373
Aramis Ramirez Cubs 626 0.306 0.361 0.510 0.204 0.308 0.373
Corey Hart Brewers 551 0.285 0.356 0.510 0.226 0.323 0.373
Shane Victorino Phillies 586 0.279 0.355 0.491 0.212 0.292 0.372
Jesus Guzman Padres 271 0.312 0.369 0.478 0.166 0.360 0.371
John Mayberry Phillies 296 0.273 0.341 0.513 0.240 0.293 0.369
Lucas Duda Mets 347 0.292 0.370 0.482 0.189 0.326 0.368
Todd Helton Rockies 491 0.302 0.385 0.466 0.164 0.328 0.368
Ryan Doumit Pirates 236 0.303 0.353 0.477 0.174 0.331 0.360
Andrew McCutchen Pirates 678 0.259 0.364 0.456 0.198 0.291 0.360
Rickie Weeks Brewers 515 0.269 0.350 0.468 0.199 0.310 0.358
Seth Smith Rockies 533 0.284 0.347 0.483 0.200 0.320 0.357
Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 177 0.250 0.333 0.474 0.224 0.323 0.356
Ryan Howard Phillies 644 0.253 0.346 0.488 0.235 0.303 0.354
Reed Johnson Cubs 266 0.309 0.348 0.467 0.159 0.394 0.354
Nick Hundley Padres 308 0.288 0.347 0.477 0.189 0.362 0.354
Carlos Pena Cubs 606 0.225 0.357 0.462 0.237 0.267 0.354
Miguel Montero Diamondbacks 553 0.282 0.351 0.469 0.187 0.317 0.351
Brandon Phillips Reds 675 0.300 0.353 0.457 0.157 0.322 0.351
Alex Presley Pirates 231 0.298 0.339 0.465 0.167 0.349 0.350
Daniel Murphy Mets 423 0.320 0.362 0.448 0.128 0.345 0.350
Nick Punto Cardinals 166 0.278 0.388 0.421 0.143 0.319 0.350
Brian Bogusevic Astros 182 0.287 0.348 0.457 0.171 0.355 0.349
Yadier Molina Cardinals 518 0.305 0.349 0.465 0.160 0.311 0.349
Brian McCann Braves 527 0.270 0.351 0.466 0.195 0.287 0.348
David Freese Cardinals 363 0.297 0.350 0.441 0.144 0.356 0.348
Ryan Zimmerman Nationals 440 0.289 0.355 0.443 0.154 0.326 0.347
Chris Iannetta Rockies 426 0.238 0.370 0.414 0.177 0.276 0.347
Dexter Fowler Rockies 563 0.266 0.363 0.432 0.166 0.354 0.346
Nyjer Morgan Brewers 429 0.304 0.357 0.421 0.116 0.362 0.346
Jay Bruce Reds 664 0.256 0.341 0.474 0.217 0.297 0.346
Chipper Jones Braves 512 0.275 0.344 0.470 0.196 0.295 0.345
Freddie Freeman Braves 635 0.282 0.346 0.448 0.166 0.339 0.345

Some interesting names for further study:
  • Allen Craig - Cardinals
  • Ike Davis - Mets
  • Michael Morse - Nationals
  • Matt Downs - Astros
  • Jesus Guzman - Padres
  • John Mayberry - Phillies
  • Lucas Duda - Mets
  • Paul Goldschmidt - D'Backs
  • Reed Johnson - Cubs
  • Alex Presley - Pirates

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Baseball Bloggers Alliance MVPs are...

The Baseball Bloggers Alliance has just released the winners of the American League and National League MVP awards. As a proud new member of the Alliance it gives me great pride to say that we got it exactly right.

The American League MVP is Joe Mauer. The National League MVP is Albert Pujols.

You can check out all the details of the voting on the Baseball Bloggers Alliance Site.

The Baseball Bloggers Alliance was formed in the fall of 2009 to encourage cooperation and collaboration between baseball bloggers of all major league teams as well as those that follow baseball more generally. As of this writing, the organization consists of 90 blogs spanning 28 of the 30 major league squads as well as those that focus on general baseball writing.

The BBA is organized under a similar structure as the Baseball Writers of America, where blogs that follow the same team are combined into “chapters” and only two votes from the chapter on an award are counted. Those blogs that are not dedicated to a specific team are allowed to vote on either the American League or National League award, but not both.

Monday, April 06, 2009

Top MLB 25-man Roster Surprises (National League)

Every season there are players that seem to come out of nowhere to surprise fantasy owners with their quality performances. We all wish we had drafted the Carlos Quentins of the world. One way to get a jump on the other owners in your league is to become more aware of the surprise additions (or even just the slightly unexpected in some cases) to the 25-man rosters.

Below you'll find the interesting roster developments on the Nationals League rosters. A bit later today, I'll post the American League version. And still later tonight my Waiver Wire column should be posted to CrucialTaunt.com. My article this week will feature write-ups on a lot of the more obscure additions.

The Atlanta Braves


Jordan Schafer is the starting center fielder.
The Florida Marlins

Emilio Bonifacio is the starting third baseman.

The New York Mets

Gary Sheffield was a late addition to the team and could see a significant amount of time in right field.

The Philadelphia Phillies

Chan Ho Park is in the Philadelphia rotation. Shane Victorino is betting seventh because manager Charlie Manuel doesn't believe he is quite ready for the season.

The Washington Nationals

Austin Kearns is starting ahead of Elijah Dukes.

The Chicago Cubs

Kevin Gregg being named the closer over Carlos Marmol shocked a lot of fantasy owners.

The Cincinnati Reds

Darnell McDonald winning a bench role at the expense of Jonny Gomes.

The Houston Astros

Geoff Blum is still considered the starter at third base, despite the acquisition of Jeff Keppinger.

The Milwaukee Brewers

Infielder Casey McGehee and outfielder Brad Nelson making the team as bench players when Tony Gwynn was waived and assigned to AAA.

The Pittsburgh Pirates

Nyjer Morgan is still the starter in left field.

The St. Louis Cardinals

Chris Duncan pushes Colby Rasmus to the bench as a fourth outfielder. Joe Mather and Chris Perez optioned to the minors.

The Arizona Cardinals

Minor League veteran Ryan Roberts makes the team.

The Colorado Rockies

Top prospect Dexter Fowler makes the team but will sit on the bench behind Ryan Spilborghs and Seth Smith...for now.

The Los Angeles Dodgers

James McDonald won the fifth starter job, despite the Dodgers early claim they would break him in via the bullpen.

The San Diego Padres

Everth Cabrera (a Rule V pick) makes the team by impressing GM Kevin Towers. Shawn Hill wins a rotation spot without much of an audition.

San Francisco Giants

Fred Lewis is batting third in the order. Pablo Sandoval will be the reserve catcher, a situation that could impact his playing time in a negative way.